Government of Ontario Crowns Winners at Energy Apps for Ontario Challenge
The government of Ontario has announced the six winners of the Energy Apps for Ontario Challenge. The innovative new apps will help Ontario families and…
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Four Startups Receive Funding Through Ontario Youth Investment Accelerator Fund
Four Ontario-based startups are receiving funding through a new provincial program. Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s first budget last year included $295 million over two years…
Ontario Commits to Innovation: $190 Million Over Six Years
The government of Ontario has committed $190 million over six year to support innovation and create jobs in the province. The cash will go…
You Mad Bro? Canadian Business’ Mike Moffatt Sounds Off on Wynne’s “Awful Job Creation Plan”
Canadian Business’ Mike Moffatt evidently wasn’t a happy camper upon learning about Cisco Canada’s potential $4 billion investment into “Ontario’s high tech workforce”. The…
Cisco Canada To Invest $4 Billion in Ontario High Tech Workforce
In early September I wrote a feature for the Financial Post, basically trying to say that Cisco has a lot of money north of…
MaRS Looks to Help Ontario Energy Consumers with Four New Apps
With the Al Gore sighting at MaRS Discovery District last week, it seems the public/private-funded innovation hub is making it clear that sustainable energy…
Communitech Startup Hub to Receive $15 Million from Ontario Government
Kitchener-Waterloo startup hub Communitech just hit the jackpot, in the form of a $15 million investment over three years from Kathleen Wynne’s Liberal government….
Centennial College to Receive up to $26 million from Ontario for Aerospace Training
Toronto’s Centennial College, the oldest publicly funded college in Ontario, will receive up to $26 million from the Ontario government to relocate its aviation programs to the former de Havilland aircraft…
Quebec and Ontario Among the Most Taxing Regions for Small Businesses
Quebec, Nova Scotia and Ontario are the three most taxing provinces for small businesses, according to a new report issued by the Canadian Federation…
Ontario Brain Institute Launches Tool for “Massive Collaboration” in Neuroscience Map
Who knew that Ontario has one of the largest concentrations of brain scientists in the world? Believing that improving brain health takes “massive collaboration”, the…
75% of Ontario Small Businesses Aren’t Hiring Next Year
The good times should be rolling in 2013 but apparently small businesses in Ontario aren’t getting the memo. A new study released by Meridian…
Four Ontario Cleantech Projects to Receive $14.7 Million
Global demand for clean technology is projected to triple by 2020, and it looks like the Sustainable Development Technology Canada’s (SDTC) SD Tech Fund is…
MaRS to Host Energy Hackathon This Weekend
The MaRS Discovery District in Toronto is holding its free Energy Hackathon this weekend. Approximately 150 developers, designers, energy experts and entrepreneurs will have…